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... we've driven seems so small until we look at it on a map and realise we've gone nearly a quarter of the way around the globe. The places we've been through have been a real mix of those we know and anticipate arriving at and those which we had no idea existed until simply rocking up there and reading the Lonely Planet blurb on it. It is this combination of the known and unknown which for me has made the trip so interesting, seeing in the flesh places that for years I've read about in books or the news. ...

... though was our waitress, I chickened out asking her for a photo, but she had it all, the gold teeth, sandals and socks, and sparkled scarf. Above all though she was lovely, she didn't speak too much english,but she was really smiley and thought it was hilarious that I was paying the bill (Luke's wallet it too small to fit all the bills we need to pay for stuff!). All I all a very nice evening. I think most people would as preferred to stay 3 nights here instead of ...

Woke to rain and cool in Samarkand. The day began with the arrival of our guide, who told us that all sites were closed today. He offered to take us to the papier mache factory, which we respectfully declined. We then asked if we could at least walk around the exterior of the buildings and receive our tour, which our guide said was possible. We left the hotel at 9am.

While we were walking down the street, our guide received a call that the Registan was open. As ...

... me that i was still in uz. the traditional decored big medressas were right in the middle. it was good time to be there in low seAason and less tourists in my picure. was in a rush because of the limit of day light. finally i got some good shots with sun set color. stayed in a guesthouse just next to regi. staff was super nice to my ...